A busy week, reciprocity wise. Been reading Grant H Kester’s “Conversation Pieces: The Role of Dialogue in Socially Engaged Art” (downloadable pdf: www.grantkester.net/…/Conversation+Pieces_+The+Role+of+Dialogue+in+Socially-Engaged+Art.pdf) in which he talks of the artist’s role in participatory art of ‘creative orchestration’ – which seems […]
Dame Liz Forgan’s farewell speech has been widely reported on for its attack on Michael Gove and the EBacc. Here, arts strategist and Thinking Practice founder Mark Robinson welcomes her forthright approach while finding plenty to take issue with.
Wondering what 2013 has in store in terms of conferences and events, art fairs and festivals? We take a look ahead to provide a snapshot of things we think are worth noting in your diary.
Fourth Plinth, London
10 January 2012 – 12 April 2013
Glasgow’s Tramway is to be the host venue for the 2015 Turner Prize, bringing the UK’s highest profile art prize to Scotland for the first time.
The energy of Northampton’s creative and cultural businesses will be linked more closely to the town’s growth and regeneration under new plans announced this week by Northampton Borough Council.
Yet again, I’ve taken the paper out of the pack and ran my fingers over the textured surface. Yet again, I’ve thought about making a mark. That’s as far as it’s got though, as I carefully seal the pack again […]
The Director of Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge, reflects on the year ended and looks forward to what 2013 will bring.
The Hayward Gallery, london
7 September – 9 December 2012
The Chief Executive of ARC arts centre in Stockton argues that, as more funding cuts loom and the new, leaner Arts Council England structure takes shape, it’s time for a fundamental change in the relationship between funder and funded.
John Hansard Gallery Central, Southampton
31 October 2012
Residency Plan Access to the AA2A scheme at Salford will give me the time, space and funds to make new work. In my arts education I have studied Fine Art, however I want to attend the university of Salford as […]
What can a new publication from the National Endowment for the Arts in the USA tell us about how art works?
Days 2 and 3 continued… To ensure that what we were proposing remained part of the Prinzessinnen community we also proposed that at the end of each residency we would host a weekend of events. Each artist would present the […]
‘Dialogic art practice’ Came across this term in ‘Conversation Pieces’ (Grant H. Kester, 2004) and very excited about how it’s re-framing my world and thinking about what art is, and can be. It’s a brilliantly heavy read – well-researched, without […]
MEASURING THE EXPERIENCE – 8 Do artist-led organisations improve with age? Are the ones which only last a short time ‘unsuccessful’? Many organisations in this report have lasted many years and are now as much a part of the visual […]
Chair of English National Opera and former Creative Director of Endemol Peter Bazalgette has been announced as new Chair of Arts Council England. Artists and arts professionals have been sharing their thoughts about the news via Twitter.
Unlike many international art biennials, Liverpool Biennial has deep roots in its host city’s contemporary art scene. As the festival reaches an intriguing point in its 13-year history, with a new director and considerably reduced budget, we assess its importance to the city’s visual arts infrastructure.
The Mayfiello Collective team leader Marcuso Florello in the bath somewhere in Pointeso suburb Zone 31 E. ‘I write here on my new Lexor Pad edition 45. The bubbles from the glorious bath are popping in my ears. My head […]
Annabel Tilley talks to Gary Hume about twenty-five years of practice, prizes and paint.
Spanish artist Fernando García-Dory to be fourth recipient of the $25,000 award.
Now in its second year, the Stronger Together conference is a conversation about collaboration in the arts. The CEO of Manchester’s recently merged Cornerhouse and Library Theatre adds his voice.
Corridor8, an annual journal showcasing contemporary art and writing in the North of England, launches Part 3 of its third Issue tonight at The Bluecoat, Liverpool.
My neighbour’s music is once again seeping through the brick wall as if it were nothing more than a sheet, but as soon as I started to stir some indignation, I realised that this time it’s a live Peter Gabriel […]
Here, we profile a selection of courses offering postgraduate level study for artists seeking to develop their practice further within creative, supportive and critically challenging environments.
